On Feb 18, 7:49?am, Cecil Moore wrote:
Dloyd Lavies wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"The man, who was taking his 28ft (8.5m) boat from Emsworth to
Thorneham Marina when it began to take on water, had no safety
equipment onboard."

But he did have safety equipment onboard.

His torch (flashlight) was part of an emergency
communications system, which he successfully
used to signal for help.

One wonders why someone that stupid knows Morse code. :-)

Indeed - Morse Code skill and stupidity are usually
negatively correlated.....;-)

He was foolish and unprepared, yes, if the only
emergency equipment he had was a flashlight.

Even smart people are sometimes foolish
and caught unprepared.

Like that family that took a short cut in Oregon,
made a wrong turn or two, and wound up lost
for several days. Cost the father his life.

They had GPS and cell phones and all sorts of
modern stuff but they still got lost. And it took
a long time to find them.

73 de Jim, N2EY